Recognised as Colour
#B04828
- #B04828
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Sienna
#B04828 is a red with RGB values 176, 72, 40 and HSL 14°, 63%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.
Colour values
#B04828#B04828
HEX#B04828
RGBrgb(176, 72, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.2824, 0.1569
RGB percentages69%, 28.2%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(14.1, 63%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.1, 77.3%, 69%)
CMYK0%, 59.1%, 77.3%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,552,808
CSS custom property--colour: #B04828;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#4FB7D7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2890B0
Analogous#B0284C, #B08C28
Triadic#28B048, #4828B0
Split complementary#28B08C, #284CB0
Tetradic#4CB028, #2890B0, #8C28B0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R176
G72
B40
Red176 (69%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue14.12°
Saturation (HSL)62.96%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B0 · G 48 · B 28
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